Open standards for institutional intelligence.
Cortx is built on documented, interoperable data standards. Your knowledge is structured, portable, and governed by specification — not locked into a proprietary format.
Documented and interoperable, by design.
The unit of governance.
Structured markdown with YAML front matter, defined sections, and five content types. Human-readable and machine-consumable. Carries metadata, permission rules, and version history; deploys to any MCP-compatible system.
Atomic records for retrieval.
JSON-only structured records that power Cognitive Twins and retrieval. Each carries provenance metadata and a chain back to its source CTX or ingestion event — built for high-performance retrieval at scale.
The commercial extension.
A structured standard for commercial relationship data — obligations, controls, clauses — developed with a national standards body. iCML extends the governed-context model into commercial intelligence as part of the broader BridgingX platform.
Why open standards matter for enterprise AI.
Portability
Your knowledge is structured in documented formats, not locked into proprietary systems. If you ever leave Cortx, your data leaves with you.
Interoperability
CTX deploys to any MCP-compatible system; KRX integrates with any vector-search infrastructure. One governed source, many destinations.
Auditability
Every record carries provenance metadata. Every change is versioned. Every source is traceable — the requirement in regulated industries.
Longevity
Open, documented formats outlast any single product. Your investment in institutional knowledge is protected regardless of any one vendor.
Want to understand the specification?
We are happy to walk through how CTX and KRX work in practice, and how they deploy.